PHP & MySQL
Your visual blueprint for creating dynamic, database driven Web sites
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-470-04839-9 (ISBN)
Description
"The expertise, thought, and effort that go into each book are obvious, and I sincerely appreciate your efforts. Keep up the wonderful work!"
--Tracey Moore (Memphis, TN)
Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you will discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 140 key techniques using PHP amd MySQL, including:
* Configuring Apache to process PHP code
* Working with character strings
* Creating, sorting, and comparing arrays
* Defining and using functions
* Finding and replacing substrings
* Querying databases and retrieving data
* Stopping and starting the MySQL server
* Adding dynamic check boxes
* Sending new Web pages to a browser
Extra / Apply It
* High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
* "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips
More details
Series
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-04839-9 (9780470048399)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Janet Valade has 20 years experience in the computing field. Her background includes experience as a technical writer for several companies, as a Web designer/programmer for an engineering firm, and as a systems analyst in a university environment where, for over 10 years, she supervised the installation and operation of computing resources, designed and developed a statewide data archive, provided technical support to faculty and staff, wrote numerous technical papers and documentation, and designed and presented seminars and workshops on a variety of technology topics.
Janet currently has four published books -- PHP & MySQL For Dummies, Second Edition, PHP 5 For Dummies, PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies, and Spring into Linux, and has coauthored Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8. In addition, she has authored chapters for several Linux and Web development books.
Content
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.
1 SETTING UP YOUR DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT.
2 LEARNING PHP BASICS.
3 USING ARRAYS.
4 CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF THE SCRIPT.
5 REUSING PHP CODE.
6 SOME USEFUL PHP BUILT-IN FUNCTIONS.
7 USING MYSQL DATABASES.
8 ADMINISTERING MYSQL DATABASES.
10 PROCESSING DATA FROM FORMS.
11 MANAGING USER SESSIONS.
12 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN PHP.
APPENDIX A: PROGRAMMING EDITORS AND IDES FOR PHP.
APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS.
INDEX.